Fort Shafter

Fort Shafter
Honolulu, Hawaii
Richardson Hall at Fort Shafter, nicknamed the "Pineapple Pentagon"
Coordinates	21°20′42″N 157°53′02″W / 21.345°N 157.884°W / 21.345; -157.884
Type	Army post
Site information
Controlled by	U.S. Army
Site history
Built	1905-1907
In use	1907 – present
Battles/wars	Attack on Pearl Harbor
Garrison information
Current commander	General Charles A. Flynn
Past commanders	General Vincent Brooks
Garrison	U.S. Army Pacific

Fort Shafter is a census-designated place^[1] located in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawai‘i. It is the headquarters of the United States Army Pacific, which commands most Army forces in the Asia-Pacific region with the exception of Korea. Geographically, Fort Shafter extends up the interfluve (ridgeline) between Kalihi and Moanalua valleys, as well as onto the coastal plain (as Shafter Flats) at Māpunapuna. A portion of the area is also known as the Palm Circle Historic District; it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been further designated as a U.S. National Historic Landmark. It is also known as Palm Circle or 100 Area.